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After years of battling the urge to start a blog I feel like I finally have something worthy to be read. I guess you will be the judge of that. My name is Zac Rhodenizer and I work as a therapist, public speaker, educator, and interpreter. If I had to sum up what my blog has to offer you, it is the fact that my work is focused on the areas of life where I think most people have struggled to some extent. I study and treat process addictions; namely: sex and pornography addiction, food addiction, and spending addiction. I will write more about these topics throughout the next few weeks because there are a lot of controversy around using the word "addiction" when it comes to aspects of our lives that are essential pieces of who we are and what we do. How many pieces of pie makes me an addict? How many affairs or how many dollars spent etc. These aren't the questions to ask but I'll talk more about that later. What I can promise you is that I'll talk about things that a lot of people won't. Whether you are struggling, you know someone is struggling, or you suspect someone is struggling with one of these issues, I hope to be able to provide you some insights, some direction, and some hope. I am not here to pathologize anyone because they do things that I wouldn't. Mine is not a moralistic point of view. The information I will share with you is based on empirical research, the experiences of those I work with, and my own eye witness to how serious compulsive sex, eating, or spending can be. Positive Psychology (to which I am a big subscriber) is a movement that focuses less on pathology and deficiency and more on studying that which makes life spectacular. I hope to share information that can not only educate you but inspire you to live an optimal life whatever that is for you. My hope is to not just endure life but to flourish.

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